The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has pledged to flush out persons in public and private organisations working with fake certificates. Mamman made this known while speaking in Abuja on Friday when he received the report of an Inter-Ministerial Investigative Committee on Degree Certificate Milling from the...
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Lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Friday, hosted the British Deputy High Commissioner, Gill Lever, and other officials of the British embassy at her Abuja residence. Top of the agenda of the meeting was a bill on women’s inclusion in politics. The bill is...
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says Nigeria becomes the first country in Africa to acquire a cosmic ray muon detector to aid climate change and atmospheric research. Prof. Babatunde Rabiu, Director, UN- African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in English (UN-ARCSSTEE), a research...
House of Reps to review laws, practices restricting press freedom The House of Representatives said on Friday that it would review the laws and practices restricting press freedom and the ability of the media to carry out its constitutional role in the country. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman, House Committee...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – As the international community marks the World Press Freedom Day, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged Nigerian authorities at all levels of government to “stop using repressive and anti-media laws such as the Cybercrimes Act...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday, granted an ex-parte motion for stay of contempt proceedings filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and issued against its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, by ex- Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi. The Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – A 19-year old nail painter from Plateau State, Lisha Dachor, has just completed a 72-hour nail painting marathon in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record. During the event, known as a “nail-a-thon,” Dachor painted over 4,000 artificial nails in a span...
The Management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, has sacked two of its staff and suspended others over job racketeering. The Chief Medical Director (CMD), of the hospital, Dr Yahaya Adamu, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Keffi. According to Ahmad, when the...
FG announces addition of 625MW to national grid The Federal Government has announced the addition of 625MW of power to the national grid, increasing the grid’s wheeling capacity to 4800MW. Special Adviser, Strategic Communications to the Minister of Power, Mr Bolaji Tunji, said this in a statement in Abuja...
Brig.-Gen. Oluwafemi Williams, on Friday, assumed office as the new Brigade Commander of 22 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ilorin, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. NAN also reports that Williams’ assumption of office at Sobi Barracks, Ilorin, was sequel to the recent re-jig of...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Health Sciences (FUSHO, Prof Innocent Ujah has called for unity and oneness irrespective of tribe and religion for the corporate existence and development of the country. The VC spoke during the conferment of a Chieftaincy title...
Kano anti-graft agency recovers N4.2m from ARTV management The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC) said on Friday in Kano that it has so far recovered N4.2 million out of N8 million from the management and staff of Abubakar Rimi Television(ARTV), Kano. ARTV management had secured a...
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Rep Chike Okafor, has warned that the rising inflation rates will worsen the already high level of hunger as well as Food and Nutrition Insecurity (FNI) in Nigeria. Okafor issued the warning on Tuesday in Owerri, the Imo...
By ABIEMWENSE MORU, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The private sector plays a major role in the growth of other sectors. The presence of the private sector is loud in education, transport and aviation, among others. One of the sectors that are supposed to be felt...
Dozens of protesters from Zamfara State have occupied the entrance to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), calling on the commission to reopen investigations on the former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle. The protesters under the auspices of APC Loyalists Forum...
The Federal Government has mandated all Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors (MDs) of Federal Tertiary Hospitals to procure needles and syringes solely from NAFDAC-approved local manufacturers. The new directive is contained in a circular addressed to all CMDs and MDs signed by the Minister of State...
Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West Africa to use the ballot box to try to emerge from years of military rule. Opposition groups have already cried foul. The candidate widely expected to win...
Disasters triggered by heavy rains, including landslides and lightning, killed at least 49 people and injured 79 others across Rwanda in the past two months, an official said. About 12 people were killed by lightning while others died after their dilapidated houses collapsed on them, Minister in charge...
As the world celebrates the 2024 World Press Freedom Day, the Federal Government has restated its commitment to protect the rights of journalists and promote responsible journalism in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation made this know in his remarks at the Ministerial Press...
[A PRESS STATEMENT] May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the fundamental principles of press freedom, defending the rights of journalists, and promoting the importance of a free and independent media in democratic societies. This year’s theme, “A Press for the Planet: Journalism...